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β€’ 6 months ago
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Scholarships

I need help find good scholarships. I used to do scholarships everyday until I kept getting rejected so I stopped now I need scholarships that are guaranteed to get or something.

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β€’ 6 months ago
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I don't qualify for any financial aid, but I don't have enough to afford private colleges.

How can I find colleges that might offer me academic scholarships? I am a straight A student.

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β€’ 6 months ago
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why do we pay to apply to universities when we are looking for scholarships is it not meant to be free

like am 16 trying to get a scholarship but I am being told to apply but I have to pay to send my application I don't have money or an account and even if I get how sure am i they will accept me talk …

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β€’ 6 months ago
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Does anyone know a legitimate scholarship website?

I feel like every scholarship website I go and click on, just confuses me even more, and feel like they are just trying to waste my time. Can anyone recommend websites that are good, or "legit"? Or, a …

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β€’ 6 months ago
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What scholarships actually work?

I've been applying , even writing stuff for it but I don't get any emails. Which ones are legit and work. I only need 4k.

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β€’ 6 months ago
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how i can afford above 10K for college

Although I have low grades and GPA, my parents earned less than 1k.

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β€’ 7 months ago
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How do i get scholarships for studying in the States?

I'm from india...i need around 24,044.03 US Dollars for moving out from India to US...

which includes flight fares, hotel fares, transport, dorm essentials, college fees after aid and etc...

in Indian c …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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Scholarships for international highschool student

Hi,

I've been having trouble finding scholarships for the past few months, because they're never for international students, like I look up scholarships for international highschool students, but they …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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Divorced Parents + College Net Cost

Hi there, I'm a junior in high school looking for the next steps when it comes to college and the cost. My parents have stated they will not help pay, so I'm trying to figure out net costs and FAFSA b …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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How would the FAFSA work for foster children.

My grandparents are my foster parents, and they are both on retirement. What would I put for my income?

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β€’ 7 months ago
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Dedicating assignment tasks for effective burnout reduction

Hi everyone I am a tech-savvy person, who loves to work on developing programming skills, and as a second year university student, it most of the times becomes highly challenging to complete the acade …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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Scholarships for international students

I'm currrently in last year of High School and I'm an international student,

My overall academics in 2nd year were 91%, 3rd year was 70% and I have lots of Extra curriculars

I got 1220 on my first sat, …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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What type of help can i get?

My mom is a single mother for 11 years now because my dad left and became a drug addict and then died in 2021. My mom works in retail and won't be able to fully help for college. What type of help can …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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Should I Continue With My Extracurriculars in High School?

I (soon-to-be 9th grade) will have to make the hard decision of quitting a few of my after-school activities in order to be able to have enough time to study for classes, but I don't know which ones t …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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College tuition write off

Can I receive some help or write offs on my tuition if I have 11 siblings and can’t receive help from my parents

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β€’ 7 months ago
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Covered for College?

My family has been in the military for a while and my dad said that once I graduate, he'll apply his GI Bill for when I go to college, but will it cover everything I need? As someone who wants to go i …

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β€’ 7 months ago
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International student applying in the states

So as an African student looking for us colleges is hard for me since our classes are kinda different and our grades are not graded the same way. In my school we do not have computer science extra cur …

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β€’ 8 months ago
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How to pick your classes ?

I want your advice on how to pick classes.

Which one should I avoid?

Are there any lessons or classes that are beneficial for you?

What classes can you use in future jobs?

Should I avoid 2-4 hour lect …

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β€’ 8 months ago
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Is it okay if my scholarship essay doesn't end up reflecting me later in life?

I'm writing an essay about my life dreams. Currently, I would love to join the cancer research movement, but I'm also afraid that this may change in the future. I'm writing my scholarship essay about …

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